MBL2 genetic polymorphisms in Italian children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1013-1016

  Grasso, Domenico Leonardo ^a   Guerci, Veronica Ileana ^a   Zocconi, Elisabetta ^a   Milanese, Michele ^a   Segat, Ludovica ^a   Crovella, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innate immune system; MBL; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; TONSILLITIS;

ADENOIDS; CHILD; DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; ITALY; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REFERENCE VALUES; TONSIL;

EID: 34249036389     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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